Hungary's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Hungary has 350 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.7% from 331 in 2021. That places Hungary 38th in the world by number of listed scientists. Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists (38), followed by Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (29).

Single Year

289

+4 (+1.4%) vs 2021

Career Data

350

+19 (+5.7%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#38

No change vs 2021

Institutes

No change vs 2021

Scientists in Hungary on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 24% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+17.4%

2022+5.7%

2023+4.9%

2024+4.9%

2025+10.1%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	247		282
2021	285	+15.4%	331	+17.4%
2022	289	+1.4%	350	+5.7%
2023	286	-1.0%	367	+4.9%
2024	301	+5.2%	385	+4.9%
2025	345	+14.6%	424	+10.1%

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Rank in Hungary	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	2,819	FT Freund, Tamás F.	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 267
2	4,214	EP Erdos, P.	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 9
3	4,510	LL Lovász, László	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 9
4	4,825	VT Vicsek, Tamas	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 36
5	6,442	KJ Karger-Kocsis, József	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Polymers	Rank 51
6	9,583	PM Palkovits, Miklós	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 826
7	10,056	CA Czeizel, Andrew E.	Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 172
8	12,567	VE Vizi, E. Sylvester	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,063
9	13,350	BF Benazzi, Franco	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 377
10	13,949	SJ Szejtli, J.	CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory, Ltd.	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 103
11	16,771	CI Csiszár, Imre	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 141
12	17,474	SA Szallasi, Arpad	Semmelweis Egyetem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 129
13	17,591	MI Mayer, István	Chemical Research Center, Budapest	Chemical Physics	Rank 433
14	18,007	SF Solymosi, Frigyes	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 70
15	18,811	VN Von Neumann, John	Obuda University	General Mathematics	Rank 52
16	20,515	CP Csermely, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,027
17	21,818	PB Pukánszky, Béla	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 192
18	23,006	SA Szolnoki, Attila	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 173
19	24,384	OL Otvos, Laszlo	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,183
20	25,155	AM Ajtai, Miklós	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 74
21	25,548	MÁ Miklósi, Ádám	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 80
22	25,671	NZ Nusser, Zoltan	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,027
23	26,151	WI Winkler, István	Természettudományi Kutatóközpont	Experimental Psychology	Rank 361
24	26,774	SJ Szolcsányi, János	University of Pécs Medical School	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,097
25	26,789	VJ Varga, József	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Polymers	Rank 234
26	28,180	KT Kiss, Tamás	Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpontjának	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,089
27	28,795	KG Kovacs, Gyula	University of Pécs Medical School	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,313
28	29,577	LP Lakatos, Peter L.	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 462
29	31,162	GA Guttman, Andras	Pannon Egyetem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 195
30	31,758	PL Patthy, László	Institute of Enzymology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,464
31	32,401	SJ Szebeni, János	Semmelweis Egyetem	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 282
32	34,048	RG Rozvany, George	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 194
33	34,425	CA Császár, Attila G.	Komplex Kémiai Rendszerek Kutatócsoport	Chemical Physics	Rank 782
34	34,717	DL Diósi, Lajos	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 540
35	34,902	GL Garamszegi, László Z.	Institute of Ecology and Botany	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	Rank 112
36	35,597	RZ Rihmer, Zoltán	Semmelweis Egyetem	Psychiatry	Rank 788
37	35,756	SE Szathmáry, Eörs	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 356
38	35,762	SD Sperber, Dan	Central European University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 492
39	37,925	KK Kovács, Krisztina J.	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,793
40	38,420	VI Vass, Imre	Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpontjának	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,719
41	38,510	HJ Haller, József	University of Public Service	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,836
42	41,164	DI Dékány, Imre	University of Szeged Faculty of Science and Informatics	Chemical Physics	Rank 921
43	41,214	SG Szabó, György	Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 356
44	41,218	CG Cserni, Gábor	Szegedi Tudományegyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,833
45	42,747	MÁ Molnár, Árpád	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 143
46	44,425	GL Guczi, L.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Physical Chemistry	Rank 149
47	44,795	FF Fülöp, Ferenc	University of Szeged Faculty of Pharmacy	Organic Chemistry	Rank 884
48	45,151	FP Frankl, Peter	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 130
49	45,967	GG Gergely, György	Central European University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 601
50	46,869	IG Inzelt, György	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Energy	Rank 515
51	46,952	HK Héberger, Károly	Természettudományi Kutatóközpont	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 305
52	46,974	GA Gali, A.	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 1,259
53	47,105	SG Stepan, Gabor	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 342
54	48,292	BJ Baranyi, József	Debreceni Egyetem	Microbiology	Rank 1,218
55	48,318	ML Monostori, László	Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutatóintézet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 355
56	48,553	KJ Kertész, János	Central European University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 427
57	48,801	PJ Padisak, Judit	Pannon Egyetem	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 367
58	49,146	FZ Füredi, Zoltán	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 139
59	50,068	FL Fésüs, László	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,190
60	50,250	FP Ferdinandy, Péter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,886
61	50,488	SZ Szekanecz, Zoltán	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 358
62	51,237	GB Győrffy, Balázs	Semmelweis Egyetem	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,243
63	51,835	VL Virág, László	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,255
64	52,475	KG Keserű, György M.	Természettudományi Kutatóközpont	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 148
65	52,711	MA Mócsai, Attila	Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Immunology	Rank 1,616
66	52,905	PL Polgár, László A.A.	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,294
67	53,266	RZ Radák, Zsolt	University of Physical Education	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,307
68	53,419	ZM Zrínyi, Miklós	Pécsi Tudományegyetem	Polymers	Rank 485
69	54,211	AV Adam-Vizi, Vera	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,835
70	54,429	SA Schubert, András	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Science Studies	Rank 46
71	55,170	KS Keri, Szabolcs	University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology	Psychiatry	Rank 1,087
72	55,226	HP Halasz, Peter	Semmelweis Egyetem	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,910
73	55,278	JF Joó, Ferenc	Debreceni Egyetem	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,093
74	56,114	SP Szalay, Péter G.	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,226
75	56,620	GL Gránásy, László	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Materials	Rank 715
76	57,251	RT Roska, Tamás	Pazmany Peter Katolikus Egyetem	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 147
77	57,289	SG Szabó, Gábor	Institute of Experimental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,028
78	57,572	NÁ Nagy, Ágnes	Debreceni Egyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,257
79	57,680	PJ Parratt, James R.	Szegedi Tudományegyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 516
80	58,197	PB Pikó, Bettina	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Psychiatry	Rank 1,136
81	58,949	PT Pajkossy, Tamás	Természettudományi Kutatóközpont	Energy	Rank 660
82	59,018	BP Baranyi, Peter	Széchenyi István University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,052
83	59,130	DB de Bot, Kees	Pannon Egyetem	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 78
84	59,223	KG Kaptay, George	Miskolci Egyetem	Materials	Rank 743
85	60,537	ML Maródi, László	Semmelweis Egyetem	Immunology	Rank 1,830
86	61,050	PJ Podani, János	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Ecology	Rank 992
87	61,502	VJ Varga, János	University of Szeged Faculty of Science and Informatics	Microbiology	Rank 1,560
88	62,291	RA Rényi, Alfréd	Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 264
89	62,873	PD Petz, Dénes	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	General Mathematics	Rank 269
90	63,461	TT Tél, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 562
91	63,660	TE Tombácz, Etelka	Pannon Egyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,355
92	64,508	BM Bartók, Mihály	Szegedi Tudományegyetem (SZTE)	Physical Chemistry	Rank 233
93	64,812	FJ Fodor, János	Obuda University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,148
94	64,829	MI Molnár-Perl, Ibolya	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 441
95	65,502	TT Turányi, Tamás	Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,390
96	65,730	TB Tóthmérész, Béla	Debreceni Egyetem	Ecology	Rank 1,073
97	66,020	SD Stone, Diane	Central European University	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 240
98	67,687	SJ Sólyom, Jenő	Wigner Research Centre for Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 1,823
99	67,899	KC Koncz, Csaba	Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 884
100	68,109	IT Insperger, Tamas	Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 501
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Hungary are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

289 scientists affiliated with Hungary are on the 2022 single-year list, and 350 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Hungary has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2022 career-long list, Budapest University of Technology and Economics has the most listed scientists from Hungary, with 38. It is followed by Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem with 29.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Hungary changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, Hungary went from 282 scientists in 2020 to 350 in 2022, a change of +24.1%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.